Children’s Emergency Department

Click on an image to enjoy a photo gallery of our Children's Emergency Department

The Children’s Emergency Department at Orange Regional Medical Center provides emergency care to ill and injured children (up to the age of 18), 24 hours a day. Separate and secure from our adult treatment area, the Children’s Emergency Department allows our younger patients (and their families) to be cared for by physicians and staff specially-trained in Pediatric medicine in a safe and comfortable environment.

Our newly constructed 3,000 square foot Children’s Emergency Room offers child-specific private treatment rooms, a triage area, and a dedicated nurses station. Each room is equipped appropriately to treat your child and is uniquely enhanced with beautifully hand-painted murals and custom artwork that support a healing environment and help to ease fears. We also offer flat screen televisions to help divert our patients from their illness or injury.

Orange Regional’s Emergency Department treats thousands of Pediatric patients annually. The goal of our dedicated Children’s Emergency Department team is to ensure your child is receiving the best comprehensive emergency care – close to home. Your child’s emergency care team members include:

A Child Life Specialist who provides support and resources to Pediatric patients and their families to effectively cope with illness and injury through play, preparation, education, diversion and self-expression activities. This specialist offers emotional support and encouragement throughout your child’s visit and provides information and guidance to all family members

Board-certified Pediatric specialists

Board-certified Pediatric Hospitalists who work and communicate with your child’s Pediatrician and a team of physicians to manage the care of your child while in the hospital

Behavioral health services

Patient care advocates who ensure comfort and the highest satisfaction during the emergency visit

Pediatric subspecialists are important to the care and treatment of your child in an emergent situation. Orange Regional is proud of our partnership with Pediatric subspecialists who have completed additional training in specialized fields of Pediatric medicine. Our Board-certified specialists offer services in:

Adolescent Psychiatry

Anesthesia

Cardiology

Endocrinology

Gastroenterology & Nutrition

Genetics

Infectious Disease

Neonatology

Neurology

Ophthalmology

Perinatology

Radiology

Urology

The Children’s Emergency Department also offers:

Bed-side registration and triage

Rapid lab results and diagnostic imaging to help get you well, faster

Radiation reduction program to limit unnecessary exposure

Featuring artwork from various artists the Children's Emergency Department, from the waiting areas to the treatment rooms, is meticulously designed to meet the unique needs of Pediatric patients. The entrance to the Children’s Emergency Department features a mural entitled "The Fabled Forest" by Steven Petruccio, a local children’s book illustrator. The children's treatment rooms feature the artwork of local artists Ron Gee and Gar Wang. The landscape artwork, which depicts a landscape, adds to the friendly and comforting environment.

Click image to enjoy the artwork featured in the Children's Emergency DepartmentThe entrance mural is funded, in part, by Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange